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Re:So, you want to build a CubeSat? by oh_sigh on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @04:30PM (#20568803)
The last guy that tried this was murdered by Sadaam.

Most people underestimate the speed required to obtain a reasonable orbit, and the amount of tube required to accelerate an object to that speed.

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Re:So, you want to build a CubeSat? by opwieurposiu on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @05:34PM (#20569437)
He worked for Saddam, he was murdered by Israel or possibly Iran.
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Re:So, you want to build a CubeSat? by oh_sigh on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @07:22PM (#20570224)
interesting. For what I remember of reading this story many years ago is that he got on the badside of Saddam for not delivering what he promised to deliver. I'll have to reread the story.
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